In another Q I saw someone mention LOGO and it reminded me of some programming language from the past, mostly used for educational purposes. Basically, you would have to program a turtle with a pen through it's back. By telling it where to move, the pen would draw lines. It could also lift the pen to move without drawing lines. I have fond memories of this language, since it was one of the first I've ever used, about 30 years ago. (Yeah, I'm old.) Well, I only programmed with LOGO for two days or so, but it got me hooked to programming.
But I wonder if the LOGO information on it's Wikipedia page is still correct. And more importantly, are there versions that will create .NET binaries? Are there only LOGO Interpreters and no compilers? What is the current status of this educational language?
And more interestingly, are there more experts here at SO who have experimented with LOGO in the past?
Yeah, I know. Nowadays this language is a bit antique but I got some warm and comfortable memories when I remembered this interesting language from my history. For a teenager back then, it was fun!
Yeah, I know. Nowadays this language is a bit antique but I got some warm and comfortable memories when I remembered this interesting language from my history. For a teenager back then, it was fun!
Geez, you must be old!
Just kidding … I do think all the information on Wikipedia is still accurate.
I also do think it is a dead language (or that it should be at least). As for the question about other experts who experienced it … I don't think it ever was a really used language. Maybe a bit at school, but still I think there's some better alternatives, so I think people who got to code using LOGO must be rare. Good luck with that.
After looking it up, it does seem like it was still used quite a bit in university for robotic programming.